Colin Kearns

1 week ago | fieldandstream.com | Dave Hurteau |Ryan Chelius |Colin Kearns |Matthew Every

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more ›Three years ago, in the name of research (and fun), a crew of Field & Stream editors assembled for the most rigorous fly rod test we’ve ever done. Since then, the limited release of new rods and scheduling conflicts prevented us from doing another fly rod shootout.

3 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Colin Kearns

There’s just something about big catfish. Sure, world-record bass get all of the glory, big brown trout get the glamour, and the biggest alligator gar grab the headlines. Nothing grabs our attention quite like a mean, toothy monster muskie, and few gamefish can match the pound-for-pound frenzy of catching a slab crappie. But folks just love giant cats. And who could blame them? They’re fun to catch—and even more fun to fight.

3 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Colin Kearns

One year later, I can still hear the cries. Our stalk along the edge of a forest-service road in east-central British Columbia had come to a halt before that first wail broke the silence, followed quickly by another. They came in short bursts and sounded like panicked screams for help, which is what made them so disturbing. It was also the precise effect we were going for. “I want to sound as much like a crying baby as possible,” my hunting partner Ryan Callaghan told me.

1 month ago | fieldandstream.com | Colin Kearns

Note: The Game Fish Issue—Vol. 130, No. 1 of the Field & Stream Journal—is out now! To get your copy, become a member of the 1871 Club. My best spring break ever got off to a disastrous start. This was senior year of high school. While many of my classmates were packing for a week in the Florida sun, two of my best friends and I were gearing up for a week of trout camp in Kentucky. The drive from St. Louis took six or seven hours. The entire way, our spirits—and angling optimism—soared.

Dec 9, 2024 | fieldandstream.com | Colin Kearns |T. Edward Nickens |Sage Marshall

Ahead of the holiday season, we've published guides for the best fly-fishing gifts, best gifts for hunters, and stocking stuffers among others—now it's time to recommend some gifts for book lovers. I’ve been told that I can be a difficult person to shop for around the holidays. I’m sure there’s some truth to that, but, when in doubt, there's one can't-miss category of gift ideas for me: books. I can never have enough. Of all the books I read this year, the list below includes some of my favorites.